Clark's Darth Vader costume that we bought last year at the consignment store (on sale) fit perfectly but I think Clark has a thing with masks and decided he didn't want to wear the costume. Grant's dragon costume from last year was a bit too small and the dragon/dinosaur costume Clark has worn the past two years is still too big for Grant. The vast majority of the other costumes are rather female in nature (witch, mouse, prairie girl dress and bonnet, etc.). Luckily I did this before our monthly trip to Council Bluffs (to go to Walmart, Target and Sam's Club). The boys were immediately drawn to the knight's sword, shield, and helmut in the toy box. Both decided they wanted to be knights and fight dragons. (They also thought Addie should be a princess but I wasn't going there this year).
Picked up a new sword and shield for Grant for under $5.00 that actually had the exact same dragon insignia as the items we already had at home. We luckily found some great fabric for $13.00 at Walmart.
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| It's hard to see in the photo but the sleeves and hood look like chain mail. I used a shiny silver lamine under a shiny grey sports apparel fabric (like used for shorts) that has holes built in. It looked pretty neat and actually shined in the sun. |
And later when it cooled off more we tucked her into the traditional baby hot dog costume.
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| Better view of the "chain mail" effect on the boys' costumes. |
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I can say that this year it wasn't the same without my little trick -o-treaters! Although I did meet a bunch of Knoxville kids, none were as cute as the Spencers! Miss you guys!
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